These are original social justice lesson plans created during the program by TEACH Outside the Box participants using the Ontario Curriculum Expectations. Note: If using or modifying lesson plans, be sure to cite the author of the original lesson.
Social Sciences
Grade 11 History: Afro-Caribbean People in Canada by Shenel Boyce
[Keywords; World Studies, Caribbean people, Slavery, Colonization, culture, Black people, Afro-Canadian, Canada, Indigenous people in the Caribbean, Taino.]
Intermediate Social Studies- Water in Canada Lesson by Brieanna Elliot [Keywords: Indigenous perspective, discussion, group work, reflection, video]
Intermediate Senior Social Sciences- International Mindedness by Jessica Randall [Keywords: culture, international, experience, discussion, mind map]
Gr. 12 World History – Human Rights and Decolonization (CHY4U) by Benjamin Sankey [Keywords: decolonization, video, group work, discussion, class participation]
Intermediate Senior Geography- Poverty- by Jessica Randall [Keywords: poverty, communities, local, discussion, food]
Gr 9 Geography- Food for Thought by Brieanna Elliot [Keywords: statistics, local, equity, equality, population, reflection, exit card, group work]
Gr. 9 Geography – The Politics of Climate Change (CGC1D) by Benjamin Sankey [Keywords: climate change, global politics, research, group work, discussion]
Grade 10 History- Gender Roles in the 1920s by Jessica Randall [Keywords: gender, roles, discussion, teamwork, video]
Gr 10 Civics -Cultural Awareness Lesson by Brieanna Elliot [Keywords: word wall, discussion, mind mapping, reflection, visual component, group work]
Gr 11 Gender Studies- Gender Stereotypes by Brieanna Elliot [Keywords: gender, stereotypes, media, reflection, discussion, exit card, group work]
Grade 12 World Issues- Migration- Canada’s Record- by Erin Clancy
[Keywords: political cartoons, migration, Syrian refugees, refugee camps, M.S St. Louis]
Math
Gr 7 Math- Shape of You- Classifying Shapes Lesson by Melissa Hennig [Keywords: Group work, inclusive, manipulatives, community building]
Gr 11 Math (Geometry and Trigonometry)- Indigenous Structures and Tools by Recy Thomas [Keywords: large group activity, active learning, small group activity]
Languages (Elementary)
Grade 1 Language-Literacy: Anti-Racism and Anti-Bullying Lesson by Haley De Turse
[Keywords: anti-racism, anti-bullying, diverse community, acceptance, hijab, The Proudest Blue]
Grade 6 Reading- Racism, Power and Privilege by Vanessa Stepnowski [Keywords: interpretation, problem posing, perspectives, group discussion]
Gr 6 Reading-Tolerance and Culture by Vanessa Stepnowski [Keywords: think-pair-share, diversity, quotation analysis, writing]
Languages (Secondary)
Grade 9-12 English: Storytelling is Personal by Tia Bankosky
[Keywords: story, storytelling, Indigenous, positionality, representation, belonging, video, reflection]
Grade 9 French- Songwriting and Poetry by Jasmine Pallister [Keywords: oral communication, experiential learning, music, arts]
Gr 9 English -Resistance Poetry by Jake McNeil [Keywords: music, inequality, world issues, response poetry]
Science
Grade 7 Science: Maple Sugar Ecosystems by Tia Bankosky
[Keywords: ecosystem, habitat, producer, consumer, decomposer, gratitude, Ziinzibaakwadgummig, Innitiatig, video]
Grade 7 Science- Heat in the Environment by Jessica Randall [Keywords: conduction, convection, radiation, heat, Indigenous knowledge]
Grade 7 Science- Effects of Light Pollution by Jasmine Pallister [Keywords: Indigenous perspectives storytelling, ecosystems, species]
Grade 8 Science: Our Water- An Exploration into Sustainability by Melissa Hennig [Keywords: partners, art, collaborating, sustainability, technology, storytelling, Indigenous perspectives
Gr.11 Physics Introduction to Forces Through Biomimicry by Brendan Parsram [Keywords: Forces, Nature, Groups, Birds, Physics, Engineering]
Gr 11 Biology The Power of the Symptom and the Disease by Brendan Parsram [Keywords: respiratory, circulatory, digestive system, hidden and visible powers]
Drama
Grade 4 Drama- Homelessness by Vanessa Stepnowski [Keywords: music, role play, large group discussion, active learning]
Grade 9 Drama Privilege through the Art of Tableaux by Jake McNeil [Keywords: power, privilege, equality, guided discussion]
Post-Secondary
MMIWG Univeristy Lecture- Raising Awareness and Social Justice Change by Breanna Puhach [Keywords: Social work, Missing and Murder Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), social justice, awareness, advocates, social pedagogy, film, creating change]
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